Merry Christmas to all Christians. I blogged about Christianity in Malaysia:

Many people across the world will be celebrating Christmas – and Malaysia is no exception. On Christmas Day, I will have the pleasure of taking part in a tea party with members of the Christian community to mark Christmas and listen to their views. Malaysia is of course a majority Muslim country but Christians do play a full and welcome role in our society – especially in Sabah and Sarawak. Some people may not realise that around one in 10 Malaysians count themselves as Christian. The roots of this can be found in our country’s rich and varied history. Nestorian Christianity was brought to the region by Persian and Turkish traders as far back as the 7th century. The Portuguese then brought Catholicism here in the 15th century, followed by the Dutch bringing Protestantism in the 17th century. As most readers will know, since becoming Prime Minister I have placed a lot of em...